Scholar Athletes

The Pac-12 Conference established the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards in 2007-08 to recognize its outstanding senior student-athletes.

A Scholar-Athlete of the Year will be named in each of the Pac-12's 22 sponsored sports: baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country, football, men's golf, women's golf, women's gymnastics, men's rowing, women's rowing, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, men's swimming & diving, women's swimming & diving, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's track & field, women's track & field, women's volleyball, and wrestling.

The Nomination Criteria Are

• senior (in athletics eligibility) on track to receive a degree
• cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
• participation in at least 50% of the scheduled contest in the sport
• minimum of one year in residence at the institution

Each Pac-12 institution will nominate one individual per sport, and the winners will be selected by a committee of Pac-12 staff members at the conclusion of each sport's regular season. The athletic accomplishments of the nominees will be a consideration in the voting for the award.

The Scholar-Athletes of the Year in each sport will receive a commemorative award.

Previous Winners

2011-2012

• Andrew Triggs, baseball, Stanford
• Harper Kamp, m. basketball, California
• Amanda Johnson, w. basketball, Oregon
• Christine Babcock, w. cross country, Washington
• Chris Derrick, m. cross country, Stanford
• Jared Karstetter, football, Washington State
• Jonnie Motomochi, m. golf, Oregon State
• Giulia Molinaro, w. golf, Arizona State
• Stephanie McAllister, w. gymnastics, Utah
• Brent Richards, m. soccer, Washington
• Teresa Noyola, w. soccer, Stanford
• Sam Ojserkis, m. rowing, Washington
• Marielle Higgins, w. rowing, Stanford
• Katelyn Boyd, softball, Arizona State
• Bobby Bollier, m. swimming & diving, Stanford
• Elina Eggers, w. swimming & diving, Arizona State
• Ryan Thacher, m. tennis, Stanford
• Jana Juricova, w. tennis, California
• Chris Derrick, m. track & field, Stanford
• Brianne Thiesen, w. track & field, Oregon
• Tarah Murrey, volleyball, California
• Nick Amuchastegui, wrestling, Stanford

2010-11

• Rihard Kuksiks, m. basketball, Arizona State
• Kayla Pedersen, w. basketball, Stanford
• Mary Atkinson, w. gymnastics, Arizona State
• Nathan Adrian, m. swimming, California
• Kelsey Ditto, w. swimming, Stanford
• Adam Hall, wrestling, Boise State
• Elliott Heath, m. cross country, Stanford
• Alexandra Kosinski, w. cross country, Oregon
• Mike Mohamed, football, California
• Bobby Warshaw, m. soccer, Stanford
• Christen Press, w. soccer, Stanford
• Jill Sawatzky, volleyball, Oregon State
• Chris Metzger, baseball, USC
• Jake Dukeminier, m. golf, Oregon
• Pia Halbig, w. golf, California
• Alex Syverson, m. rowing, Stanford
• Erika Roddy, w. rowing, Stanford
• Jaak Poldma, m. tennis, USC
• Venise Chan, w. tennis, Washington
• Elliott Heath, m. track & field, Stanford
• Kate Niehaus, w. track & field, Stanford
• Lesley Rogers, softball, Arizona State

2009-2010

• Matt Fanelli, baseball, Washington State
• Landry Fields, m. basketball, Stanford
• Jayne Appel, w. basketball, Stanford
• Brandon Bethke, m. cross country, Arizona State
• Nicole Blood, w. cross country, Oregon
• Mike Nixon, football, Arizona State
• Knut Borsheim, m. golf, Arizona State
• Juliana Murcia, w. golf, Arizona State
• Carly Janiga, w. gymnastics, Stanford
• Rylan Hawkins, m. soccer, Washington
• Ali Riley, w. soccer, Stanford
• Simon Taylor, m. rowing, Washington
• Christina Sprouse, w. rowing, UCLA
• K'Lee Arrendondo, softball, Arizona
• David Dunford, m. swimming & diving, Stanford
• Justine Schluntz, w. swimming & diving, Arizona
• Robert Farah, m. tennis, USC
• Lindsay Burdette, w. tennis, Stanford
• Ryan Whiting, m. track & field, Arizona State
• Keisha Baker, w. track & field, Oregon
• Jill Collymore, volleyball, Washington
• Jake Johnson, wrestling, Stanford

2008-2009

• Greg Lagreid, baseball, Washington State
• Taylor Rochestie, m. basketball, Washington State
• Sybil Dosty, w. basketball, Arizona State
• Galen Rupp, m. cross country, Oregon
• Jenna Kingma, w. cross country, Arizona State
• Alex Mack, football, California
• Alex Williams, m. golf, Oregon State
• Azahara Muñoz, w. golf, Arizona State
• Ariana Berlin, w. gymnastics, UCLA
• George John, m. soccer, Washington
• Nicole Dobrzynski, w. soccer, Oregon
• Mark Murphy, m. rowing, Stanford
• Robin Hextrum, w. rowing, USC
• Jessica Mapes, softball, Arizona State
• Jason Dunford, m. swimming & diving, Stanford
• Andrea Axtell, w. swimming & diving, Stanford
• Michael Look, m. tennis, UCLA
• Danielle Steinberg, w. tennis, Arizona
• Galen Rupp, m. track & field, Oregon
• Sarah Stevens, w. track & field, Arizona State
• Cynthia Barboza, volleyball, Stanford
• Thomas Kimbrell, wrestling, Cal State Bakersfield

2007-2008

• Jayson Miller, baseball, Washington State
• Robbie Cowgill, m. basketball, Washington State
• indsey Pluimer, w. basketball, UCLA
• Neftalem Araia, m. cross country, Stanford
• Arianna Lambie, w. cross country, Stanford
• Spencer Larsen, football, Arizona
• Rob Grube, m. golf, Stanford
• Allison Walshe, w. golf, Arizona
• Karin Wurm, w. gymnastics, Arizona
• Kevin Forrest, m. soccer, Washington
• Rachel Buehler, w. soccer, Stanford
• Justin Wagner, m. rowing, Oregon State
• Kaylie Towne, w. rowing, Oregon State
• Jackie Vasquez, softball, Arizona State
• Steve Neuwert, m. swimming & diving, Arizona State
• Lacey Nymeyer, w. swimming & diving, Arizona
• Mathieu Dehaine, m. tennis, UCLA
• Riza Zalameda, w. tennis, UCLA
• Russell Brown, m. track & field, Stanford
• April Kubishta, w. track & field, Arizona State
• Angie Pressey, volleyball, California
• Tanner Gardner, wrestling, Stanford